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🔥 Check out this FREE webinar on The Ultimate Eating Disorders Bootcamp for Parents! eating disorders parenting Feb 28, 2023
 
Yes! 🙋
 
I am ready to become a critical force in my adolescent or young adult’s eating disorder treatment. But where do I begin? 🤷‍♂️
 
I’ve got you covered. 🎉
 
🚪  Enter: The Ultimate Eating Disorders Bootcamp for Parents!
 
➡ You can't get most...
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Rare Revolution Magazine: Showcasing the work of RARE entrepreneur Melissa Geraghty of Phoenix Rising with Dr. G chronic illness chronic pain rare disease Feb 28, 2023

alt text: picture of Dr. G smiling. Rare Revolution Magazine. RARE entrepreneur. Showcasing the work of RARE entrepreneur Melissa Geraghty of Phoenix Rising with Dr. G

Check out my article in this RARE entrepreneur series with Rare Revolution Magazine!

  -- meeting the beating hearts behind...

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Links for Eating Disorder Awareness Week 2023 eating disorders parenting parents program Feb 25, 2023
  • The Ultimate Eating Disorders Bootcamp for Parents: Free video to learn how to become a critical force in your adolescent or young adult's eating disorder treatment. https://www.phoenixrisingwithdrg.com/opt-in

  • Newsweek: "I'm an Eating Disorder Psychologist—These Are My 4 Tips to Help...

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Get your FREE 30 day trial with Kajabi today! Feb 21, 2023

🖥 Have you been wanting to start your own website or blog? Or perhaps you want to improve on the one you already have?
 
📍 Let this be your sign that today's the day to begin!
 
When I first started my website, I felt overwhelmed and didn't know where to begin. My website wasn't...
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I'll be okay. Just not today. chronic illness chronic pain mental health rare disease Feb 16, 2023

Alt text: Picture of Dr. G with back to camera, standing in front of an ocean. Middle finger extended in defiance of chronic pain. Text overlay says "I'll be okay. Just not today."

I've been having a particularly difficult week, medically. Truth be told, it's been a bad few years.

It's okay to...

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Happy Valentine's Day from the pups! Feb 14, 2023

Happy Valentine's Day from Cirilla, PixieDust, and Cinnamon!

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Headache on The Hill 2023 chronic illness chronic migraine chronic pain rare disease Feb 14, 2023

A heartfelt thanks to all those representing #Migraine and #Headache Diseases today at Headache on The Hill!

Flashback to 2018, my first #HOH!

#HOH2023 #Advocacy #ChronicIllness #ChronicPain #WashingtonDC

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Mindful Moments MP3 mindfulness Feb 10, 2023

"Wow - just wow! I've done plenty of mindful breathing but Dr. Geraghty brought some new techniques that I hadn't done before. And I loved the color visualization - I've never done anything like that." (Alt text)

Download your copy today!

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Join the Empowered Relief Waitlist! chronic illness chronic pain empowered relief rare disease Feb 09, 2023

Join our waitlist so you can be amongst the first to know when the next class will be. You will get to decide if you'd like to join the next class BEFORE it gets sold out!

https://www.phoenixrisingwithdrg.com/join-the-waitlist-for-empowered-relief

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Event: Empowered Relief™ (02.15.23) chronic illness chronic migraine chronic pain empowered relief rare disease Feb 04, 2023
Alt Text: Got Pain? Learn more here. Dr. Melissa Geraghty presents Empowered Relief. 

 

Event: Empowered Relief™

Where: Zoom

When: 02.15.23 at 5pm Central Time

Registration: https://www.phoenixrisingwithdrg.com/store

ONLY 10 SPOTS PER CLASS!

Empowered Relief™ is an...

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Raising funds for the EDS Society! chronic illness chronic pain eds Jan 31, 2023
Alt Image text: MacKenzie Strong. Close-up picture of a young woman looking off into the distance, wearing a hat.

 

I have known MacKenzie for many years as we are both part of the (very) complex medical patient community. She is a wonderful young woman with a heart of gold.

This year,...

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When would you like me to host the next Empowered Relief™ class? chronic illness chronic migraine chronic pain empowered relief mental health rare disease Jan 29, 2023
Image Alt Text: Empowered Relief Testimonial: "The binaural audio alone was worth the class. I loved it! And for everyone who can't see a pain therapist weekly, the class gets right to the heart of what they can work on to deal with their pain."

As someone with multiple chronic pain conditions as...

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Join me next Tuesday for my free webinar on #ChronicPain and #MentalHealth! chronic migraine chronic pain chronicillness migraine webinar Jan 18, 2023
 
Join me next Tuesday (1-24-23 at 1pm Central) for my webinar on #ChronicPain and #MentalHealth!
 
A big thanks to the Association of Migraine Disorders for sponsoring this webinar.
 
Thank you, Mental Health America, for allowing me to discuss such an important topic.
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"The Unknowns of Long COVID and its Impact on Chronic Pain" chronic illness chronic pain longcovid Jan 11, 2023

In December, I shared my experience of Long COVID with the U.S. Pain Foundation. Here is the article that was written:

The Unknowns of Long COVID and its Impact on Chronic Pain

In March 2020, Melissa Geraghty, PsyD—a...

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3 years ago today I had neurosurgery. chronic illness chronic pain neurosurgery rare disease Oct 07, 2022

3 years ago today I had neurosurgery.

It feels like yesterday and forever ago all at the same time. I forgot the date was coming up and I am caught off guard. All the feels.

#TetheredCord #NEISvoid #MEspine #RareDisease #ChronicPain #ChronicIllness #SpinalCordInjury

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Last day to register! chronic illness chronic pain mentalhealth rare disease Sep 25, 2022

“Self-management is the number one, most important part of the multidisciplinary model because medications may help some, but not completely, and we’re living day to day with pain that goes up and down." (From U.S. Pain Foundation's article bit.ly/3BxCNy3)

Join me tomorrow...

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It's okay to take a break. mental health Sep 21, 2022

Hustle culture can make us feel like we can't take a break. That if we take a break, we will fall behind.

Let's take a moment to remind ourselves that our brains (and bodies) do need breaks from the constant go go GO!

Even the shortest of breaks can be restorative, can reinvigorate your...

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Listening to your body with chronic illness isn't straight forward. chronic illness chronic pain rare disease Sep 20, 2022

The interesting thing about listening to your body with chronic illness is sometimes it's:

"I acknowledge you and will make some needed accommodations in this moment, AND I'm going to keep pushing because this event/work is important/worth it."

If I always listened to what my body wanted, I...

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LIVE Event! September 26th at 1pm Central Time. chronic illness chronic pain empowered relief mental health psychologist rare disease Sep 13, 2022

Empowered Relief™ is an evidence-based, single-session pain class that rapidly equips patients with pain management skills. It was developed at Stanford University.

Here's how you will benefit:

  1. You will learn about the science of pain and what you can do to help yourself.
  2. You will gain...
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Join me Monday, September 26th at 1pm Central Time for Empowered Relief™ chronic pain empowered relief mental health psychologist Sep 12, 2022

Join me Monday, September 26th at 1pm Central Time.

Please allot for ~2 hours and 15 minutes for this Zoom class.

ONLY 12 SPOTS PER CLASS!

Empowered Relief™ is an evidence-based, single-session pain class that rapidly equips patients with pain management skills. It was developed at...

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Migraine and Suicide mentalhealth migraine Sep 11, 2022

Had the opportunity to medically review this most important article on migraine and suicide.

https://www.migrainedisorders.org/suicide-and-migraine/

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